US Congress House Bill 740 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Robo COP Act Robo Calls Off Phones Act This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission to revise the do-not-call registry provisions of the Telemarketing Sales Rule to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. A "politically-oriented recorded message telephone call" is an outbound telephone call that plays a recorded message that: (1) promotes, advertises, campaigns, or solicits donations for or against a political candidate or regarding a political issue; or (2) uses a political candidate's name.

Robo COP Act Robo Calls Off Phones Act

Rep. Virginia Foxx [R-NC]

Rep. Mike Bishop [R-MI]

Rep. Francis Rooney [R-FL]

Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-03	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
2017-01-31	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H802)
2017-01-30	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2017-01-30	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/740/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr740/BILLS-115hr740ih.pdf